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Work Ready Communities (WRC) from ACT is a framework for community-based workforce development. The primary reason 557 communities have decided to participate is to drive economic growth. When your community becomes a Certified Work Ready Community, you can prove the economic viability of your area to employers, location consultants, investors, and other decision-makers because:
have earned WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificates.
around the US have shown their support for the program.
uses NCRC data each year to rank state competitiveness.
jobs profiled for skill alignment
To show your community’s interest in participating in the ACT® Work Ready Communities initiative, complete this brief form.
Counties use WRC in attracting business
Use WRC to help retain and expand local industry
Source: WRC Leader Survey
Any community in the United States or that is a U.S. territory may participate as long as it has a FIPS code. This includes 3,243 counties and county equivalents, such as parishes, boroughs and census areas. Currently there are 551 communities, including Guam, participating in ACT Work Ready Communities.
Contact ACT and a staff member will walk you through the process. The form just takes one minute.
Start NowProvide ACT with details of your team’s intent to participate in the program and drive economic growth for your community.
Your leadership team should include local government, economic development, workforce development, community/technical college, K-12 system, and business/industry.
Join us for a workshop that will help your team initiate, deploy and drive a community effort to get certified.
Learn More About WRC BootcampYour community will set goals based on the ACT WRC common criteria. These criteria involve individuals earning WorkKeys NCRCs, and employers support.
Congratulations, your community is among the elite regions in the country who have quantifiable evidence of their strong workforce and a common desire to drive business growth. See how other communities have celebrated their achievements.
Economic Development leaders across the nation open many new doors of impact linked to their Work Ready Community efforts.
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